A NEW BEGINNING
Isaiah 25:6-10
The prophet Isaiah was given a vision of the end times; a
vision of the future reign of Christ.
The time is after the second coming of Christ, when the church
will be taken up to be
with Christ. It is a time when Satan has been bound and can
no longer influence
man to sin. It will be just man and Christ or man and the
righteousness of God.
Jesus said, Heaven is near (Matt 11:11 ). The Church
ought to be enjoying this
time with Christ today. The problem
is that we go through life with the
blinders of sin.
We see life as a journey to the grave. Everyday we see a
casket being driven to
a grave site, with people weeping and mourning following the
funeral car.
Image a life when all your worries are stripped away. When
the desires of the flesh
has been laid to rest and you have no desire to sin. Image a
time when the journey
does not include a grave, just a life with Christ. This is
Isaiah's vision of a glorious
life with Christ. For the believer, this is the life when
everyday is a banquet with Christ.
THE BANQUET AT THE
LORD'S THRONE
V:6. "On this mountain the Lord of Armies will prepare
for all people a feast with the best foods, a banquet with aged wines, with the
best foods and the finest wines."
A. The scene on earth take's place in Jerusalem
where Christ will have His
earthly reign.
1. Some
commentaries see this mountain as the heavenly Zion ,
or the mountain of
the Lord's
house.
2. Those invited
to this banquet are all the redeemed of Christ. Jews and Gentiles of
every
nation. Matt 22:2-12.
B. At the banquet we will be served spiritual food and spiritual drink
1. The bread of
Life. John 6:35
a. The Word of
God is the bread that fulfills all hunger.
b. God's provision are all filling and
all sufficient.
c. Our hope
and strength comes from the Word of God.
2. Living water. Rev 7:17
a. The fine
wine is the spirit of the Lord
b. Wine
influences the mind and the heart.
c. The
spiritual wine bring peace and joy.
3. In this verse, pay
attention to three Hebrew phrases.
a. Fat
things (shemen) = rich
b. Wine on
the lees (shemer) = preserved, settled
i. When
wine is fermented, there is a settling at the bottom .
Wine
that stands on that settlement is considered especially strong.
ii. We are
especially strong when we summit ourselves to the Spirit of God.
c. Full of
marrow (machah) = smooth, consoling the mind
4. God has saved the
best for last for us.
a. That which
God serves in His kingdom will be rich, strong and consoling.
b. When we are
settled on the Word of God, life is rich and powerful with the
spirit of
the Lord.
LIFE OF HARMONY
V:7. " On this mountain he will remove the veil of
grief covering all people and the mask covering all nations."
A. The covering over us is death caused by our sinful
nature.
1. We cannot see
clearly because of our sin and fleshly desires.
2. Sin blinds us
to the truth that is in the Word of God.
3. The shadow of
death hangs over our unbelief and disobedience.
B. Jesus paid the price for our sins with His death on the
cross.
1. Our sin debt is
paid in full. Romans 3:25
2. God has removed
the covering of death and replaced it with eternal life.
ETERNAL LIFE
V:8. " He will swallow up death forever. The Almighty
Lord will wipe away tears from every face, and he will remove the disgrace of
his people from the whole earth. The Lord has spoken."
A. Once saved, always
saved. Eph 4:30
1. All of our sins
has been atoned; past, present and future.
2. Not only that,
but we are sealed to the day of redemption.
B. It is a sin for us to worry about death. This shows a lack of faith.
1. Our physical death
is the means to the end which is eternal life with Christ.
2. Certainly we
have disgraced ourselves before the Lord.
3. The Lord has
covered our disgrace with the blood of Jesus on the cross.
C. Since death has no power over us, all tears should be
dried up. 1 Cor. 15:55-56
1. In this life we
are enabled to endure all suffering with the joy of the Lord.
2. We put on the Christian badge, but it does
not help us unless our life
reflects our
faith in everyday living.
THE GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD
V:9. " On that day his people will say, "This is
our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we
have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us."
A. "That
day" is second coming of Jesus Christ.
1. For the Church,
The Day of Lord" has already taken place.
2. Jesus death on
the Cross paved the way for all tears to be dried up and
all sorrow to
be removed.
3. The Lord Jesus
is our salvation.
4. The earth is
the Lord and the fullness there of, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
B. Unbelieving souls are still waiting on the salvation of
the Lord.
1. We wait on the
second coming of the Lord to reign with
Him
doing the millennium.
Rev 20:2-7
2. We wait on the
coming of the Lord to spend eternity in the new heaven and the new
earth.
3. Every day for a
Christian is a day to rejoice and to be thankful.
THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORD
V:10. " The Lord's power will be on this mountain. Moab
will be trampled beneath him
like straw that is
trampled in a pile of manure."
A. God is on His
throne and is in control of the universe.
1. God allowed
sin in His creation to give Him glory through His chosen people.
2. Moab
represents the enemies of the Lord.
3. All the
enemies of the Lord will be destroyed.
B. Satan and His
demons will be put in check and doomed to an eternal hell.
1. Everyone
whose name is not written in the Lambs
book of Life will be
judged and condemned to the eternal
hell. Rev
20:15
2. There will be
peace and joy forever.
THANK GOD FOR INCLUDING US
IN THE LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
For a complete list of my
lessons visit my blogs
"www.revmmitchell.com"
"goodnewsrevmitc.blogspot,com"
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